Improvement in the construction of blacking-boxes



THOMAS HJSPENCER, 0E PROVIDENCE, RHODE IsLAND, IISSICNCR- To CHARLES L. 'sPENCIER, 0E SAME PLACE.

.Leners Patent No. 77,778, dazed May 12, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT 'IN TRE CONSTRUCTION or RLACKINe-RCXES,

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Be it known. that I, THOMAS H. SPENCER, of the city and'county'of Providence, in the State of IRhode Island, halve invented a. new and useful Improvemeht on Blocking-Boxes; and I do hereby declare thtit'the followingds a. full, clear, and exact description of the sa-me, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making.

a. part 'ofr this specifcation,-in which- Figure 1 is a. perspective viewof my'invention, as represented when closed.A

Figuresf?, 3, and 4 are sectional views. i v Figure .5 is a perspectivevievv of xlnyiinvention, asrepresented when open. In lthe accompanying drawings, A, iig. 1, is a piece of wood, or' s ome suitable substance, forming a. handle,

one, end ofvvhich is attachedi'to' a, blocking-box cover'by means of a. hinge. One part of this l1inge, or the end of handle A, ismade a. suitable length to extend beyond the'edge of the' cover, at which it is fstened, and the end is provided witlra. notch, fig. 3.' Y

B, iig.. 1, is n projection on a hinge, 'which hingeissoldered or fastened to a blocking-box and cover, forining-a. double hinge,vin`c onnection Ivith, the-hinge on handle A, and bringing projection B in position to match the notch on handle A, when' 'the-handle is extendednor opened, as shown in lig. 2.

To use my invention, the handle A is raised from 'the cover, so the notch comes in Contact with projection `B, which handle serves nsfa. lever to` open 'the' cover, :1s-represented on iig. 4; Theehandle is then opened, or

brought parallel with the-bottom ofthe box, the Sametime opening or raisingthe cover ina position vwhich will prevent the blaeking from'l spttering upon the hand,.fig. 2. To keep the blocking-box more firm when in use', the thumb is pressed ag'inst the cover, iig. 5, which holds the projection B in notch o'n handle A, preventing the box from closing or' dropping-when turned bottom sideup.

Theadvnntage is,wthe,handle can `be closed, making it more compact. v:I do not claim the blckinglbox ztsiny invention ;A but 4 W-h'at I do clim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, isfy VA double hinge, when `applied .to 'n Hacking-boit and cover, in connection with a. handle, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS H. SPENCER. Witnesses:

JOHN D. THURSTON, CHARLES L. SPENCER. 

